Employees with disabilities share insights and advice for current or future colleagues
(WorldNews Greece)

How can teams support their colleagues with disabilities? What was helpful for you? Frederik Gylling, Partner Tech Strategist, Microsoft Denmark: Every disability is personal, so it`s normal if your team doesn`t immediately understand. My particular situation affects my vision, and I think that at first my team was surprised to learn about the extent of its impact. However everyone has been curious to learn more and understand how they can help. It was important for me to speak up so that everyone was aware of my situation and my manager supported me with this. Adapting to a new environment was a learning experience - it`s about identifying gaps and working with my employer to find the...